The sectors with the highest number of workers rescued were construction (293), coffee cultivation (214), onion cultivation (194), land cultivation, and harvesting (120).

The Bangsamoro government will intensify this year its programs promoting the welfare of workers and prevention of child labor in all cities and provinces in the autonomous region, regional officials ...

United Nations agencies on Friday called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as ...

Since flag independence from Belgium on June 30, 1960 and since the gruesome murder of its founding president, Patrice ...

The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) will review Sri Lanka’s progress on gender equality and women’s rights on February 13, 2025, during its ...

A weakened Congolese military fought back against Rwanda-backed rebels who the UN said were moving fast into the South Kivu province after seizing the region’s largest city and an international ...

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is urging for a continuation of all essential HIV services while the ...

Swisscontact in collaboration with The Daily Star organised a roundtable titled ‘Equity in ICT: Inclusive Training Pathways for Persons with Disabilities’ on December 4, 2024. Here we publish a ...

Rwanda-backed rebels are quickly expanding their presence in eastern DR Congo after capturing Goma, the region's major city, ...

At least 773 people were killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s largest city of Goma and its vicinity this week ...

Dr Sarala Fernando The detailed Joint Statement issued on December 16, 2024 after President Dissanayake’s State Visit to India lists a number of areas covered in the bilateral discussions: Political ...